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DECA Sports Freedom
DECA Sports Freedom 5
- Sports Gamer
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- December 9, 2010 6:42pm
Hey proud Kinect owners: Looking for something new and different to do with your Kinect this weekend? Deca Sports Freedom (360, $39.99) is in stores.
Of course, we've seen these types of sports compilations before. So if you're skeptical about Deca Sports Freedom, and worry that it's more of the same-old that we've seen before, that's understandable. The Sports Gamer, as you know, strongly supports a bit of skepticism when it comes to these types of games.
Here's a break down of what's on the disc:
-Ten controller-free simulations of various sports--and sports-related--activities.
-A list of those sports: Tennis, Boxing, Figure Skating, Mogul Skiing, Snowboard Cross, Paintball, Archery, Beach Volleyball, Kendo, and Dodge Ball.
-The big differences (besides the whole you-are-the-controller thing): Each game stars your user-created avatar. Also: You can establish your world dominance in, say, Archery, by taking your game online and competing against "DECAthletes" around the world. Which is pretty cool.
-Best games: Archery and Figure Skating.
-Worst games: Paintball and Dodgeball.
The Bottom Line: While the variety of sports is certainly appealing, the execution here leaves a lot to be desired. The Sports Gamer's biggest issue is the lack of control. For some inexplicable reason, the Kinect cameras only seemed to register about half of my movements during gameplay. This is especially glaring during Dodgeball, a game that the Sports Gamer once ruled at. Most of the time, my onscreen avatar just stood there looking like he was busy trying to figure out what he was going to have for lunch instead of engaging in a lively game of D. Ball.
Overall, this is one of the least appealing Kinect-centric titles that the Sports Gamer has seen since the Kinect's launch. Advice: Go play Kinect Sports instead. It's a better game.
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The Sports Gamer's real name is Scott Jones. He played football for 12 years before hanging up his cleats and jumping into video game writing. In his time covering the gaming world, Scott has interviewed star athletes such as Venus Williams, Tony Hawk and David Wright.
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I like your sense of skepticism. "(Besides the whole you-are-the-controller thing)" Hilarious. Kinect=Wannabe Wii. Period.
i played kinect it is fun but a pain not worth 150$ and it kinda dumb. i give it a five
who's sense of skepticism
kinect is just a glorified camera
i hate games like this were they have a variety of sports but i proudly do NOT own a kinect or a 360 but i WOULD like to have a 360 but i have a wii and ps2 i want a psp to but anyway the only to games that are multi sport games is wii sports and wii sports resort but the only game that looks cool on this is paintball cause paintball games rock!!!!!